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Regime change. their assumption will be thats whats coming towards them. that is going to be our retaliation. we have to communicate with them clearly as were undertaking the investigation saying were going to conduct our investigations within this zone. >> that is a sobering assessment, general marx. are we under that big of a threat? >> as matthew indicated, if this is by definition extension, it has all the potential of being and from the perspective of moscow, it is marching down that path. ...

Here to make a strategy eic decision as to whether we want to compete. we cant give away the crown jewels, but at the same time, we have to find common ground where we can find a confluence of interest. syria is not one of those areas. clearly in eastern ukraine, that is a real opportunity where the united states can exercise some influence and find some common ground fthat gives russia an incentive to back away, but that is very much a tactical fight right now. and in order to break those parti...

Of gentlemen in that when they conduct their negotiations and their engagements, they can close the door behind them and say, look, youre dealing with me. despite what the president might tweet, youre dealing with me, and here are the factors that were going to talk about. these are very serious, very focussed individuals. so i think from that perspective, extension gets a little bit of an air brake release, but it still is out there and needs to be addressed. >> bob, this seems like a long game...

They feel their countrys being demonized and that it hampering any efforts to repair relations. every new revelation makes those ties more complicated and more toxic, and any effort at bringing them back on track more challenging. fred pleitgen, cnn, moscow. >> lets discuss all of this with the director from the wilson center and major general james marx. and bob fare. matthew, you just heard the reporting. you were recently in russia, what did you find? >> you know, my sense, don, is that this ...